Commercial Horticulture

Skye has a very long history of supplying sensors and systems for the Commercial Horticulture industry. Over the years we have worked closely with organisations such as CEH, HRI, Grasslands Research, etc. We have taken part in Link projects. These collabrations have resulted in products tailored to this industry, such as the Evapo Sensor & Mini Tensiometers. Please click on the product links for details on these instruments and others.

Ideal for unattended logging They are available for different depths up to 2m. They can be used with the Skye DataHog datalogger – up to 8 tensiometers on one DataHog or The HydroSense meter Electronic Tensiometers

Small design allows insertion into soil without damaging nearby plant roots Ideal for irrigation management of glasshouse crops Small design suitable for use in plant pots and gro-bags Suitable for soil, peat and other mediums No correction factors for different soils or mediums

Traditional design tensiometer with dial gauge readout of soil suction Low cost, simple to use Direct readout without the need for an electronic meter Ideal for irrigation management Suitable for soil, peat and other mediums No correction factors for different soils or mediums Robust construction for long life Use in conjunction with automatic tensiometers for… [Read More]

Skye now offers a comprehensive range of temperature probes for many applications, such as soil temperature, water temperature, compost temperature, measuring the temperature on the surface of solar panels, leaf temperature, etc., etc. We can supply accuracies from 0.1 deg. C. with different outputs. We also have fully submersible models for depths down to 20m…. [Read More]

SpectroSense2+.gps has all the features and functionality of SpectroSense2+, but with the addition GPS. Being able to record latitude & longitude at the same time as the light readings enables true field mapping. Data can be imported into proprietary 3D Graphing Software to produce very realistic maps of land use, crop cover, etc. The GPS… [Read More]

SpectroSense2 is 4-Channel meter for light sensors Designed for single channel, 2-channel, or 4-channel sensor types Can also be used with light sensors from most other manufacturers SpectroSense2 displays readings from 4 sensors or channels simultaneously Hold & store functions